Not sure if any of you saw the supposed 1965 CAR Jag on reverb that was listed maybe 15 minutes ago but it was going for $988 so I made a brash decision and bought it. The neck appears to be legit but the body I’m not so sure about, mostly because the neck pocket looks to be sanded down and the wood looks too “fresh” for a 59 year old instrument if that makes sense.
Apparently it’s been refinished, the nut and frets have been replaced, and the bridge has been swapped for a mastery
Is it legit? Did I make a bad decision? If the neck is at least real it was worth it for that alone, right?
https://reverb.com/item/81648108-fender ... guitar-mod
Did I make a mistake?
- GreenKnee
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Re: Did I make a mistake?
Did a quick image search, looks to be listed on ishibashi and eBay with same photos, not from USA though? I would exercise caution!
https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/product/2800002385413
https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/product/2800002385413
- marginwalker
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Re: Did I make a mistake?
Thanks for looking into it! I actually just got a notice from Reverb saying my money’s been refunded with a message from the seller saying:GreenKnee wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:46 amDid a quick image search, looks to be listed on ishibashi and eBay with same photos, not from USA though? I would exercise caution!
https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/product/2800002385413
“hello there. my name is Megan Donley and someone must have hacked into my account because I do not have this guitar and did not list anything. I am reporting it to Reverb as soon as I figure out how to. I initiated this refund and hopefully it will go throught!
thanks!“
Should’ve known it was too good to be true! Just glad to have my money back now lol
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Re: Did I make a mistake?
Fantastic, hopefully all is sorted quickly!
A quick reverse image search is worth doing before any purchase these days unfortunately.
A quick reverse image search is worth doing before any purchase these days unfortunately.
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